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The skills this job asks for, and the level for each.
138 skills listed by ESCO, 85 of them essential. 138 are in our skills list and linked; we measure a match on those. ESCO gives no levels, so we ask for level 3 on an essential skill and 2 on the rest.
Occupation: ISCO-08 occupations (International Labour Organization). Skills: This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission (v1.2.1, CC BY 4.0), modified by CareersMatch.
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Showing 10 of 138, essentials first. The table below lists them all.
| Skill | Type | Necessity | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Fluency | competency | essential | 4 |
| Adaptability | competency | essential | 3 |
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What this path asks for comes from O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0), through the official ISCO-08 to US occupation crosswalk. A competency is essential where O*NET rates it at least 3.5 of 5 in importance.
| adapt to changing situations |
| skill |
| essential |
| 3 |
| advise aircraft in hazardous conditions | skill | essential | 3 |
| advise on weather-related issues | skill | essential | 3 |
| analyse weather forecast | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply for research funding | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply scientific methods | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply statistical analysis techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| assemble measuring equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| breathing techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| calibrate precision instrument | skill | essential | 3 |
| carry out meteorological research | skill | essential | 3 |
| climate change impact | skill | essential | 3 |
| climatology | skill | essential | 3 |
| coach employees | skill | essential | 3 |
| collect weather-related data | skill | essential | 3 |
| communicate with a non-scientific audience | skill | essential | 3 |
| Communication | competency | essential | 3 |
| conduct research across disciplines | skill | essential | 3 |
| conduct research on climate processes | skill | essential | 3 |
| create solutions to problems | skill | essential | 3 |
| demonstrate disciplinary expertise | skill | essential | 3 |
| develop calibration procedures | skill | essential | 3 |
| develop measuring equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| develop models for weather forecast | skill | essential | 3 |
| develop professional network with researchers and scientists | skill | essential | 3 |
| disseminate results to the scientific community | skill | essential | 3 |
| draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation | skill | essential | 3 |
| evaluate research activities | skill | essential | 3 |
| execute analytical mathematical calculations | skill | essential | 3 |
| forecast meteorological conditions | skill | essential | 3 |
| increase the impact of science on policy and society | skill | essential | 3 |
| instrumentation engineering | skill | essential | 3 |
| integrate gender dimension in research | skill | essential | 3 |
| interact professionally in research and professional environments | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain technical equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage intellectual property rights | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage open publications | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage personal professional development | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage research data | skill | essential | 3 |
| mathematics | skill | essential | 3 |
| memorise lines | skill | essential | 3 |
| mentor individuals | skill | essential | 3 |
| meteorology | skill | essential | 3 |
| metrology | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor performance of meteorological equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate open source software | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate precision measuring equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate scientific measuring equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| order equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform data analysis | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform project management | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform scientific research | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform test run | skill | essential | 3 |
| plan procurement of meteorological equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare forecasts for take-off and landing | skill | essential | 3 |
| present during live broadcasts | skill | essential | 3 |
| Problem Solving and Critical Thinking | competency | essential | 3 |
| promote open innovation in research | skill | essential | 3 |
| promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities | skill | essential | 3 |
| promote the transfer of knowledge | skill | essential | 3 |
| pronunciation techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| provide quality assurance for meteorological services+H40 | skill | essential | 3 |
| provide reports on routine meteorological observations | skill | essential | 3 |
| publish academic research | skill | essential | 3 |
| quality standards | skill | essential | 3 |
| read pre-drafted texts | skill | essential | 3 |
| review meteorological forecast data | skill | essential | 3 |
| scientific research methodology | skill | essential | 3 |
| speak different languages | skill | essential | 3 |
| Statistics | skill | essential | 3 |
| study the relationships between quantities | skill | essential | 3 |
| synthesise information | skill | essential | 3 |
| think abstractly | skill | essential | 3 |
| train employees | skill | essential | 3 |
| troubleshoot | skill | essential | 3 |
| use aeronautical mobile service communications | skill | essential | 3 |
| use data processing techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| use different communication channels | skill | essential | 3 |
| use meteorological tools to forecast meteorological conditions | skill | essential | 3 |
| use specialised computer models for weather forecasting | skill | essential | 3 |
| use testing equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| vocal techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| work in an aviation team | skill | essential | 3 |
| write calibration report | skill | essential | 3 |
| write scientific publications | skill | essential | 3 |
| Self Management | competency | desirable | 3 |
| adopt a relaxed posture | skill | desirable | 2 |
| agronomy | skill | desirable | 2 |
| algebra | skill | desirable | 2 |
| analyse environmental data | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply blended learning | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assess environmental impact | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assist scientific research | skill | desirable | 2 |
| audiovisual equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| biology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| calibrate electronic instruments | skill | desirable | 2 |
| calibrate laboratory equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| calibrate mechatronic instruments | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Collaboration | competency | desirable | 2 |
| conduct ecological research | skill | desirable | 2 |
| create weather maps | skill | desirable | 2 |
| design graphics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| design scientific equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| determine historic climate changes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop environmental policy | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop instrumentation systems | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop preventive maintenance procedures for instruments | skill | desirable | 2 |
| electronics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| environmental policy | skill | desirable | 2 |
| follow airport safety procedures | skill | desirable | 2 |
| geographic information systems | skill | desirable | 2 |
| geography | skill | desirable | 2 |
| geology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| geometry | skill | desirable | 2 |
| green space strategies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| hydrology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Influence | competency | desirable | 2 |
| inspect material | skill | desirable | 2 |
| laboratory techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| lighting techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain laboratory equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage air quality | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage meteorological database | skill | desirable | 2 |
| mathematical modelling | skill | desirable | 2 |
| oceanography | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate meteorological instruments | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate remote sensing equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate surveying instruments | skill | desirable | 2 |
| palaeoclimatology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| photography | skill | desirable | 2 |
| physics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| present reports | skill | desirable | 2 |
| quantitative analysis | skill | desirable | 2 |
| read standard blueprints | skill | desirable | 2 |
| study aerial photos | skill | desirable | 2 |
| teach in academic or vocational contexts | skill | desirable | 2 |
| tolerate stress | skill | desirable | 2 |
| urban pollution implications | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use geographic information systems | skill | desirable | 2 |
| work with a voice coach | skill | desirable | 2 |
| write weather briefing | skill | desirable | 2 |